A family spokeswoman says the 67-year-old Manshio died of cancer on July 24. Visitation is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Lakeview Funeral Home in Chicago, with a memorial service at 2 p.m.

Manshio served on the Commerce Commission from 1985 to 1992. The Chicago attorney was president of the Japanese American Service Committee from 1993 to 1997 and chairman of the Asian American Coalition of Chicago in 1998.

Manshio founded the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago in 1987 and had been serving as president of the Japanese Mutual Aid Society of Chicago since 2000.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy Wallace, three children, seven grandchildren and other family members.